Our Story

about

The Fire Hub is a unique, multi-million dollar casino community reinvestment, with FireKeepers Casino directly purchasing, redeveloping and creating a downtown restaurant concept, plus adjacent food pantry to assist those less fortunate in the community, all housed in a restored historic city firehouse.

The Fire Hub’s most important goal is to give back to the community. This is accomplished via multiple programs. First, The Kendall Street Pantry, located in the rear section of the building, works in conjunction with the Food Bank of South Central Michigan, distributing food from shelves to those less fortunate. Secondly, a large greenhouse on nearby tribal land will be utilized to grow food, with the goal of providing a free salad bar for downtown schools in Battle Creek. The third element is a fund which supports local charities, with eighty percent of all restaurant profits providing the monies.

mission

To create a bakery and restaurant that nourishes the bodies, minds, and spirits of the community that we serve, while utilizing and educating the public about local and sustainable produce.

To support access to good, healthy food in the Battle Creek community by partnering with the Food Bank of South Central Michigan, and by assisting in their mission to provide food, advocacy, and education on hunger issues at the local level.

History

Our location is Fire Station No. 4, located on the corner Kendall Street and Dickman Road in Battle Creek. This fire station, which opened in July 1904, was designed by Hubert C. Scofield and was one of the last to still use horse-drawn equipment. After nearly eighty years of service the fire station closed in January of 1983. The city later sold the fire station to a private resident who made it his home of over 25 years and assisted in its restoration over that time period. In the fall of 2015, the building went up for sale and the FireKeepers team immediately saw its potential.